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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Recent Decision Holds That Failure to Timely Follow Up On Objections to Discovery Requests Does Not Waive Discovery

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Recently, a federal Special Master in the District of New Jersey addressed whether a requesting party waives its right to relevant and discoverable documents when it fails to timely follow up on the responding party’s...more

Hanzo

If You’re Not Requesting Slack Data in Ediscovery—or Preserving It—What Are You Waiting For?

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When you start an ediscovery project, are you explicitly asking your opponents to produce data from the collaboration application Slack? Are you looking for relevant and helpful data within your own Slack channels and...more

Snell & Wilmer

California vs. Federal Practice: Document Requests and Depositions

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Many litigation practices, such as motion drafting, deposition questioning and defending, or presenting oral arguments, cross-apply whether in state or federal court. But, while there are many similarities between ...more

Troutman Pepper

Practice Pointers to Best Utilize or Respond to Document Requests: Sedona Publishes Rule 34 Primer

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The rules governing how litigants conduct written discovery changed substantially on December 1, 2015, when major amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New Sedona Conference Commentary Recommends Restricting the Reach of Document Requests Directed to U.S. Affiliates of Overseas...

Earlier this month, the Sedona Conference issued the final version of its “Commentary on Rule 34 and Rule 45 ‘Possession, Custody, or Control.’” The Commentary recommends adopting the “legal right” test to analyze the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Top Seven Takeaways from the December, 2015 Federal Rules Amendments

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Can rule changes streamline litigation to make discovery proportional to the case, improve case management, cut down foot-dragging in response to document requests, eliminate “over-preservation” of records and expedite...more

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Extensive Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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Several significant amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect Tuesday. They are probably the most wide-ranging set of changes to the rules in more than 20 years. Here are the key changes... ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Proposed eDiscovery Rule Would Bring Relief from Specter of Sanctions

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The Rules Advisory Committee has recommended proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that would set guidelines for courts to follow when evaluating a request for sanctions for spoliation of discovery...more

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